2026 Deer Research Meeting

DEER RESEARCH MEETING
Friday, March 6, 2026 | 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. (lunch included)      
The Witte Museum - Dawson Family Hall
3801 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX
Free parking is available in the Brackenridge Parking Garage on Avenue B.
 

Registration Cost: $150 per person
Late Registration: $175 (after February 28th)

NOTE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES or CAESAR KLEBERG PARTNERS
If you are a state employee or a Caesar Kleberg Partner, please register HERE.

TO REGISTER, please click the link below. If you have questions, 
please contact gina.cavazos@tamuk.edu or call 361-593-4311

Thank you to our event sponsor, Texas Farm Store.

AGENDA

Patton Center Annual Update
- Dr. Michael Cherry, CKWRI

Modern Deer Management with Historic Challenges: Focusing on Populations and our Partners
- Dr. Gino D’Angelo, University of Georgia

Effects of Brush Cover on Interactions Between White-tailed Deer and their Competitors
- Dr. Whitney Hansen, CKWRI

20 Years of Research on Culling Bucks for Genetic Improvement:  What Have We Learned? Part 1:  Logistics, Harvest Rate, and Effects on Standing Crop
- Dr. Charles A. DeYoung, CKWRI

20 Years of Research on Culling Bucks for Genetic Improvement:  What Have We Learned? Part 2:  Effects on Breeding Success and Genetics
- Dr. Randy DeYoung, CKWRI

Beat the heat:  How Thermoregulation Influences Resource Selection of Deer in South Texas
- Ms. Breanna Green, CKWRI